does anyone's employer use 'theworknumber.com'???

what the heck is this?! i need proof of employment and income for mortgage/coop...and HR department tells me to use this site

i go on...and there is no letter....and worse yet, it seems that the people reviewing my application are going to need to pay for this??!!!

this is nuts!!!!!!

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Posted by cateydee

what?!? whatever happened to a letter from your HR dept and a paystub????????????????

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HR doesnt do letters anymore. you need to go through this service.

and they charge $17!!!!! and i cant even do it myself for them.

this whole thing is WHACK!!!!

I've used it before when verifying employment for people who have worked at large companies...like Macy's, KMart, etc. Some smaller companies use it as well. It's a website & an 800 number where you just plug in the social security number and the person's name and get their employment history at various companies.

However, I've never heard of it being used for something of a personal nature for current employees. Usually payroll or HR can just type up a quick form letter for a current employee with all of the necessary information on company letterhead.